Volume 1 is the name of the first album by the experimental band Fear of Pop. The album was a project of Ben Folds, John Mark Painter, Fleming McWilliams, and others. It was released on November 17, 1998 on 550 Records (with distribution from Sony Records).
The cover of the album, a piece called Just Your Average Second On This Planet 1997-1998 created by David Bethell, features the silhouette of a running man being pursued by cowboys on horsebac...
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Volume 1 is the name of the first album by the experimental band Fear of Pop. The album was a project of Ben Folds, John Mark Painter, Fleming McWilliams, and others. It was released on November 17, 1998 on 550 Records (with distribution from Sony Records).
The cover of the album, a piece called Just Your Average Second On This Planet 1997-1998 created by David Bethell, features the silhouette of a running man being pursued by cowboys on horseback with lassoes. The back of the album case shows the silhouette of a boy in a cowboy outfit sitting on a park bench with what appears to be an erect penis in his hands. The inner cover depicts a woman being violently attacked on a TV seen in a city apartment.
At some stores, a limited edition 12" vinyl single for "In Love" was bundled for free with Volume 1. It featured a remix of the song by Thievery Corporation, as well as a couple of cuts off of the album.
Although Folds, Southern and Painter were the primary contributors to the records, a...
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